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- Skillfully cut hanging elm - How to do it right
- Best time for the cut is in late winter
- So you lead the secateurs like a pro
- Remove wild shoots also during the year
- Tips
In order for the hanging elm to maintain a beautiful shape, it needs a pruning now and then
Skillfully cut hanging elm - How to do it right
With a hanging elm you conjure up a secluded seat or a natural arbor in your garden. Thanks to their frugal cut tolerance, they give the decorative noble variety from the family of mountain elms the desired shape. This manual explains in practice what to look for when cutting.
Best time for the cut is in late winter
A hanging elm easily heals the pruning of its long branches if it does not wear foliage. Since the juice flow tends to zero at this time, the measure does not put the decorative wood under stress. Ideally choose a frosty day with overcast weather between the end of January and the beginning of March.
So you lead the secateurs like a pro
A lovingly cultivated hanging elm sprouts the branches in large numbers, which form into a dense foliage. In view of an annual increase of up to 50 cm, the vigorous Ulmus glabra bursts the dimensions quickly, threatens to corrode from the inside and loses its decorative form. This deficiency is effectively prevented by an annual cut. That is how it goes:
If you find miserable or obviously frozen shoots in the eye, they are also completely removed. With the pruning, make sure that all regions of the dangling crest of light and air are reached.
Remove wild shoots also during the year
A hanging elm is a refinement. Here, the decorative crown is placed with the hanging branches on a robust game pad. Throughout this year, vertical branches can be driven out of this base, which strive to overgrow the finished part. Please keep an eye on these nosy wild boars in order to cut them off the trunk in a timely manner.
Tips
Elm trees are very picky regarding the soil condition. So that your hanging elm thrives vital and healthy, please choose a location with nutrient-rich, calcareous, fresh-moist and at the same time well-drained soil. In these situations, the tree bravely bows the cunning Elm-tree beetle and does not fall prey to the widespread elm dying, for which this pest is responsible.